The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-17
MILITARY DAY
AT TIE GREAT CENTENNIAL.
Ono OF tho Grnndest Pageants Ever wit.
messed In the Country-Ncarly Fifty
Thousand Soldiers Pass iu Review.
Wa sixteen Thousand q. A. II. Men.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1o.-Nature wnl
kind to us yesterday, and to-day she apair
showeys her gifts upon us with Lavish
hand. 0,, W., 81. +
The day opened bright and clear. A
better one could not havc been auked
Since dsybreak psoplelhsve been astlr aud
clothed In holiday raiment, they were ont
and all, starting In with a viii to make The
the second day Of the grand occasion ever
more Of success, II such thing be pos
Bible, than yesterday. ~
The sounds OF fife aud drum early told
that preparations were being made for the
grand street demonstration OF tho nation'a
protectors. Even during the time oil the
war Of tho rebellion, when men left the
plow, the workshop, the home and all 10
uphold the honor Of their country with
the deadly implements Of warfare, there
were not as many aoldleya In Philadelphia
as there were to-day. li
Nearly thirty thousand uniformed sol.
diera passed In review before the Chief
Magistrste and the high officers of this
and other governments before noon, and
at their head rode the gallant cavalry hero.
General Phil. II. Sheridan.
There are at least half million s!rang.
ers within the city's gateu to-day, and
even with this vast throng, in addition to
tho million OF inhabitants, the page Of his.
tory made ye5serday passed away without
blot. Not single acciden. Of q sorious
nature marred the occasion. Everybody
was good natured and forbearing and had
but the ono object in their minds eve
tho peaceful and happy celebration Of the
greatest event oil civilized times. NJ
@ THE PRESIDENTS REcgprlow.
The President was not allowed to sleep
very late this morning, for the day was
packed full Of incidents for him and he
had to start out bstimes. His eacort, the
FirDt City Troop Of Cavalry, under Capt.
Grubb, reached the Lafayette Hotel long
before 0 O'Clock, and in few moments the
committee OF the Commercial Exchange
drove up in barouches and paid their re-.
spects to the President.
J Chairman Thomas NJ. Thompson and
B. X. Jamison we're already there and In
lew moments Mr.. Cleveland WAS ready
for his first public duty OF the day-ths
reception q! the Commercial Exchange.
The City Troop cleared e passage for
tho party, and Mr.. Cleveland leaning on
the arms OF Messrs. Thompson and Jaui.
SOD, entered the carriage waiting for him.
The members Of the committee followed,
and in few. moments the party wes c,at-
teriag down Chestnut street. At tho Gus.
tom House the inspectorn and other en-.
ployes were drawn up In limo aud were
reviewed by the Presidsnt. The streets
were almost impossible, and when the
Exchange, which Is located on Secoud
street above Walnut, was reached, 1t took
sll the efforts Of the Boldisrs to clear way
into the building.
In the meantime the members OF the
Commercial, Stock, Drug, Grocers and
Importere, Msrintime, Petroleum, Lum.
bermsn's, Textile and Wool Exchanges OF
the Board Of Trade had assembled in the
large hall on the third floor and were list.
ening to the strains OF tho Weccacos LIE.
gion Band. The arrival Of tho Presidential,
party Was the signal for repested cheering.
President Coin!y. Of the Commercial
Exchange then introduced tbs President,
who said: